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In Cheap We Trust named one of the “Best Books of 2009″ by the Washington Post 18 Dec 2009 | 10:02 am
See the full list here. ICWT is in the “Business and Economics” category, right above In Fed We Trust by David Wessel, one of my favorite biz journalists. (Note cosmic/confusing title similarity.)
“A one-book-fits-all approach to holiday giving” — The New Yorker books blog, The Book Bench 5 Dec 2009 | 09:35 am
On Dec. 3, In Cheap We Trust got a smart and sassy write-up on The Book Bench, the books blog of The New Yorker. Here’s what writer Vicky Raab had to say about ICWT: “What’s Christmas time to you but...
Ulmer to Jews: I meant it as a compliment! 22 Oct 2009 | 08:27 am
But I meant it as a compliment! That was the gist of the apology yesterday from Jim Ulmer, one of the two South Carolina Republican leaders responsible for the dunderheaded remark last week about pen...
Q & A with the New York Times Frugal Traveler 21 Oct 2009 | 09:47 am
This Q & A between me and Matt Gross, aka the NYT’s Frugal Traveler, covers some of the joys of seeing the world on the cheap: street food, public buses, the hassles and serendipities that ultimately ...
Are cheapskates born or made? 21 Oct 2009 | 09:35 am
We all want to understand ourselves a little better, preferably without spending a fortune in therapy. So I’m not surprised to find that my chapter on “Cheapskate Psychology” has elicited the most res...
